1995–96_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
1995–96 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1995–96 football season
The 1995–96 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 69th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-second.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 1995–96 season | |
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| Owner | Samesh Kumar |
| Manager | Kenny Hibbitt/Phil Neal |
| Football League Third Division | 22nd |
| FA Cup | 2nd round |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| Auto Windscreens Shield | 2nd round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Carl Dale (21) All: Carl Dale (30) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,772 (v Northampton, 19 August 1995) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,611 (v Wigan Athletic, 5 March 1996) |
| Average home league attendance | 3,420 |
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First team squad. [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Main article: 1995–96 Football League § Third Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 49 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 47 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 45 |
| 23 | Scarborough | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 40 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 84 | −54 | 29 |
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Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Result | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L |
| Position | ~ | ~ | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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Third Division
Rochdale v Cardiff City
| 12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Cardiff City | Rochdale |
Steve Whitehall  Steve Whitehall (pen)Dave Thompson |
Tony Bird Tony Bird Carl Dale |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,321 |
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
| 19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Dean Peer |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,772 |
Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City
| 26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Doncaster |
| Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,186 |
Cardiff City v Exeter City
| 29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Richard Pears |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,444 |
Darlington v Cardiff City
| 2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5 | Darlington | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Darlington |
| (pen) Carl Dale |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,895 |
Cardiff City v Torquay United
| 9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Torquay United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,318 |
Cardiff City v Scarborough
| 12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Scarborough | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Mark Todd (og) Carl Dale |
Steve Charles |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,390 |
Gillingham v Cardiff City
| 16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
| Leo Fortune-West |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,314 |
Hartlepool United v Cardiff City
| 23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9 | Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Hartlepool |
| Kenny Lowe 45' Kenny Lowe 90' |
10' (pen) Carl Dale |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,172 |
Cardiff City v Mansfield Town
| 30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Chris Ingram Carl Dale Carl Dale (pen) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,468 |
Cambridge United v Cardiff City
| 7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11 | Cambridge United | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
| Carlo Corazzin Carlo Corazzin Jody Craddock David Adekola |
Darren Adams Tony Bird |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,648 |
Cardiff City v Barnet
| 14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Barnet | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale |
Mark Cooper |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,342 |
Lincoln City v Cardiff City
| 21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13 | Lincoln City | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Lincoln |
| Jimmy Gardner |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,453 |
Cardiff City v Colchester United
| 28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Darren Adams 30' |
13' Tony Adcock 14' Tony Adcock |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke) |
Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United
| 31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Andy McFarlane |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,159 |
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
| 4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
| Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,434 |
Cardiff City v Bury
| 18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Bury | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | David Johnson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,846 |
Hereford United v Cardiff City
| 26 November 1995 (1995-11-26) 18 | Hereford United | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| Steve White |
Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,521 |
Cardiff City v Hartlepool United
| 9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale 43' Carl Dale 57' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton) |
Mansfield Town v Cardiff City
| 16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Mansfield |
| Steve Parkin |
Damon Searle |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,212 |
Fulham v Cardiff City
| 19 December 1995 (1995-12-19) 21 | Fulham | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Fulham |
| Danny Bolt (pen) Paul Harding (og)Michael Mison Simon Morgan |
Carl Dale Ian Rodgerson |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,284 |
Cardiff City v Chester City
| 26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Chester City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,521 |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
| 1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 23 | Preston North End | 5–0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| Simon Davey Mickey Brown Andy Saville Andy Saville Graeme Atkinson |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,346 |
Cardiff City v Leyton Orient
| 6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 24 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,873 |
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
| 13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 25 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
| Gordon Armstrong |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,454 |
Cardiff City v Rochdale
| 20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 26 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Jimmy Gardner |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,248 |
Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers
| 3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Cardiff |
| 13:00 | Carl Dale Carl Dale Carl Dale |
Graeme Jones Scott Colcombe |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,566 |
Leyton Orient v Cardiff City
| 10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 28 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Leyton Orient |
| Colin West Colin West Colin West (pen)Alex Inglethorpe |
Tony Philliskirk |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,564 |
Scarborough v Cardiff City
| 17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 29 | Scarborough | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Scarborough |
| Andy Toman |
Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,414 |
Cardiff City v Darlington
| 20 February 1996 (1996-02-20) 30 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Darlington | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Mark Barnard Robbie Blake |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,225 |
Cardiff City v Gillingham
| 24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale Mark Harris (og) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,028 Referee: Jim Rushton |
Torquay United v Cardiff City
| 27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32 | Torquay United | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
| Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,004 |
Chester City v Cardiff City
| 2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33 | Chester City | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Chester |
| Ross Davidson Chris Priest Dave Rogers (pen)Stuart Rimmer |
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,308 |
Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic
| 5 March 1996 (1996-03-05) 34 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Jimmy Gardner Jimmy Gardner Tony Philliskirk |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,611 |
Cardiff City v Fulham
| 9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 35 | Cardiff City | 1–4 | Fulham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale |
Rodney McAree Rob Scott Mike Conroy Mike Conroy |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,489 |
Exeter City v Cardiff City
| 12 March 1996 (1996-03-12) 36 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Exeter |
| Richard Pears Mark Cooper (pen) |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,609 |
Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City
| 16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 37 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Wigan |
| Kevin Sharp Kevin Sharp Mark Leonard |
Steve Flack |
Stadium: Springfield Park (Wigan) Attendance: 2,789 |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
| 23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 38 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Andy Saville |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,642 |
Cardiff City v Cambridge United
| 30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 39 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale (pen) |
Tony Richards |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,440 |
Barnet v Cardiff City
| 2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 40 | Barnet | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Chipping Barnet |
| Sean Devine |
Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,107 |
Colchester United v Cardiff City
| 6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 41 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
| 15:00 | Mark Kinsella 56' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton) |
Cardiff City v Lincoln City
| 8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 42 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale |
Colin Alcide |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,788 |
Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City
| 13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 43 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Scunthorpe |
| Alan Knill |
Carl Dale |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,044 |
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
| 20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 44 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Mickey Evans |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,489 |
Cardiff City v Hereford United
| 27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Carl Dale Tony Philliskirk Tony Philliskirk |
Steve White Murray Fishlock |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,870 |
Bury v Cardiff City
| 4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46 | Bury | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Bury |
| David Pugh David Johnson Tony Rigby |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,658 |
League Cup
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
| 16 August 1995 (1995-08-16) Round 1 (First leg) | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
| Carl Dale Tony Bird |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 4,203 |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
| 22 August 1995 (1995-08-22) Round 1 (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Carl Dale |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,347 |
Cardiff City v Southampton
| 19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) Round 2 (First leg) | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Southampton | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Matt Le Tissier Matt Le Tissier Neil Shipperley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,041 |
Southampton v Cardiff City
| 4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) Round 2 (Second leg) | Southampton | 2–1 (5–1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Southampton |
| Gordon Watson Richard Hall |
Ian Rodgerson |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,709 |
FA Cup
Rushden & Diamonds v Cardiff City
| 11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) Round 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Irthlingborough |
| Al-James Hannigan 46' |
24' Carl Dale 71' Carl Dale 28' Lee Jarman |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 4,212 |
Swindon Town v Cardiff City
| 2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) Round 2 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
| 15:00 | Wayne Allison 58' Steve Finney 83' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,274 |
Auto Windscreens Shield
Hereford United v Cardiff City
| 26 September 1995 (1995-09-26) Round 1 (Block) | Hereford United | 3–3 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins Dean Smith |
Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,411 |
Cardiff City v Gillingham
| 17 October 1995 (1995-10-17) Round 1 (Block) | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams |
Darren Freeman Adrian Foster |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,034 |
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
| 28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) Round 2 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| Carl Dale (pen) |
Roy Hunter Neil Grayson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,450 |
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